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MEET THE CEREMONY. We kick off a new ship’s career with a naming ceremony and ours are one part tradition and a lotta parts fun! On the tradition end, we get dignitaries like Mardi Gras' godmother, Miss Dominican Republic Kimberly Jiménez, and our own Chief Fun Officer Shaq to help make sure the champagne bottle gets broken just right for good luck. Mardi Gras is an Excellence-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line.She is Carnival's lead vessel of the fleet's Excel-class, a subclass of the Excellence class, and was built by Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku in Turku, Finland. Ship Class Year Launched Tonnage Passenger Count; Carnival Firenze: Vista: 2024* 135,156: 4,232: Carnival Jubilee: Excel: MORE: Carnival’s Mardi Gras: Is An Aft Excel Suite Worth The Price? Three vessels have been named Mardi Gras: Mardi Gras (1972), launched in 1960 as the liner Empress of Canada she was renamed on entering service with Carnival Cruise Line as a cruise ship in 1972. She was sold to Epirotiki in 1993 and scrapped in 2003 after a number of changes of both owner and name; Mardi Gras (2006), a bulk carrier launched When was the Carnival Mardi Gras Built? The Carnival Mardi Gras was built in 2020 and joined the cruise line’s XL Class. Carnival includes 27 active ships. The oldest in the fleet was built in 1996 while the newest ship was built in 2023. The average Carnival ship is 17 years old and the median build date for all active ships is 2007 Carnival Mardi Gras rooms are more thoughtful in terms of design and storage than other Carnival ships. Unsurprisingly, balcony rooms and Ocean Suites are popular for their views of the sea. The old Mardi Gras ship. TSS Mardi Gras vessel had IMO number 5103936, LOA length 198 m (650 ft), width 26 m (87 ft), draft 9 m (29 ft) and GT tonnage 27,300 tons (originally 18261 GT tons). Liner's capacity was 1240 passengers (originally 1048) plus 470 crew. Carnival Cruise Line has a long history in the cruising industry since its first voyage in March 1972. Carnival’s inaugural ship, the original Carnival Mardi Gras, was a modest 27,000 gross tons and cost just $5 million to build. Carnival Cruise Line's first Mardi Gras, the 'Fun Ship' party, started nearly 50 years ago. Today, a newly built Mardi Gras is the flagship of the fleet and the life of the party. Carnival Mardi Gras Age and Ship Stats. Year Built:2020; Status:active; Year Renovated:NA; Ship Class:XL; Gross Tonnage:180,800 GT; Years Served:2020–Present; Capacity:6,630; Total Staterooms:2,625; Ship Cost:950 Million; Flagged Country:Panama; Length:1,130 ft (344 m) To see how this compares, click through to see Carnival Mardi Gras age and Mardi Gras Staterooms. You can count on Mardi Gras to have all the exceptionally comfortable stateroom categories you’ve come to expect on our other ships: from interior, ocean view and balcony staterooms, as well as traditional suites. Choose the stateroom that’s right for you and your crew, whether that’s family, friends, a partner, or Ships Class Built Year Length (Feet) Gross Tonnage; Carnival Jubilee: Excel : 2023: 1,130 ft: 183,521 GT: Carnival Celebration: Excel: 2022: 1,130 ft: 183,521 GT The Mardi Gras has a construction date of 2020 and a total size of 180,800 gross tons. The ship measures 1,130 feet (344 meters) in length. Carnival Mardi Gras is included in Carnival’s XL Class. At full capacity, the Carnival Mardi Gras holds 8,375 passengers. That includes 6,630 cruise vacationers and 1,745 staff members. Join us for our full ship tour of the Carnival Mardi Gras. We recently sailed on this beautiful ship, and had an incredible time. Thank you Insta360 for our Carnival's newest ship to their new XL-class, Mardi Gras® is the greenest cruise ship in North America, the first to be powered by clean-burning liquefied natural gas (or “LNG”). This ship introduces Zones — six themed areas packed with brand-new experiences for eating, drinking and spectacularly getting down to fun. I traveled with 3 other friends on the Mardi Gras for a New Year's cruise. We departed out of Port Canaveral on 12-31-22. These are the highlights of the trip: How does the Carnival Mardi Gras compare to the Carnival Vista? The Mardi Gras was built in 2021. It is 5 years newer than the Vista, which was built in 2016 and renovated in 2024. See all the differences in terms of size, facilities, and dining options. Carnival Mardi Gras, cruise ship itinerary with estimated arrival and departure times for years 2025, 2026 and 2027, as well as cruise ship overview and home ports. The Carnival Mardi Gras was built in 2021. The Mardi Gras pays homage to Carnival's first ship, also named the Mardi Gras. It has two unique zones not found on its sister ships: The French Quarter, a New Orleans-themed area, and La Piazza, which is dedicated to the Italian heritage of Carnival cabins. The original Mardi Gras ship was launched under a different name in 1960, before becoming a Carnival ship and gaining the Mardi Gras name in 1972. Carnival sold the ship in 1993, after which the
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